ART and RELIGION

Herman Melville

Art

In placid hours well-pleased we dream
Of many a brave unbodied scheme.
But form to lend, pulsed life create,
What unlike things must meet and mate:
A flame to melt–a wind to freeze;
Sad patience–joyous energies;
Humility–yet pride and scorn;
Instinct and study; love and hate;
Audacity–reverence. These must mate,
And fuse with Jacob’s mystic heart,
To wrestle with the angel–Art.

Jacob, son of Isaac, the son of Abraham), later given the name Israil (إسرآءیل, transl. ‘Israel’), is recognized by Muslims as an Islamic prophet. He is held to have preached the same monotheism as his forefathers: Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac.
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One of the 12 tribes is Jacobs, I find it very neat that one of the 12 tribes is inter-aboriginal America I was told and later verified on Google. This poem is simple and perfect is it not? Quite the wrestling match on the planet at the moment hey?

Selling comic books…I don’t need some of them anymore. Keeping my Keanu Reeves BRZRKRs, my Stan Lee cigs, but I’ve got a MAJOR FLIP$$$ TMNT Usagi homage The Last Ronin I bought for maybe 40$ I think, got ‘er graded, it came back a CGC 9.8!!!! I saw one for 600$ but that was 2 years ago around. Now with the after COVID re-setting still going on>>>300$ to 400$ I would imagine it is worth. Wolverine 1988 1st app. of “Patch” Wolfie in Madripoor:::

Synopsis: Wolverine takes down a band of pirates who have captured Mariko’s secretary. Wolverine adopts the “Patch” identity in Madripoor where he tries to track down the infamous Black Sword of legend.
Google synopsis.

My 9.8 should bring in 250$-400$ I think. Plus I have several ungraded copies with one being a news stand edition which brings in more casharama glory.

Salut! Bonne Nuit!

Nico, over and out. 10-4.